Local author and historian John Collins earned the community’s top gong when he was named the Citizen of the Year at the Australia Day awards celebrations at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Sunday. John is a very community minded person who has donated his time and skills […]
The Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) Club held their first triathlon event for the year on Sunday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool with 22 competitors taking part. Isaac Theakston, who competed as an individual in the Long Course (500m swim/ 20km ride/ 4km run), finished as the Handicap […]
The Cobar Rural Fire Control Centre’s Operations Room has been dedicated to honour a former Noona Brigade member Neil Hudson. At 39, Ernest Neil Hudson paid the ultimate sacrifice when he lost his life on January 4, 1975 after he suffered severe burns fighting bush fires on December 19, 1974. […]
Friday night cricket returned to Ward Oval last week with the Bushies taking on Howies Hombres in the first Twenty/20 competition match for 2025. In a thrilling 20-over encounter, the Hombres posted an impressive total of 150 for the loss of four wickets. The innings was anchored by a scintillating […]
There’s a long list of worthy nominees for Cobar’s 2025 Australia Day awards with 24 individuals and 11 groups nominated for the eight award categories. Among the nominees for the Citizen of the Year category are entertainer John Peebles, Rural Outback Animals Respite/Rescue volunteer Lorraine ‘Wizzy’ Knezevic, historian and author […]
Aided by some recent cool water training in Antarctica, Paul Swainston topped the winner’s list at the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club event last week. Swainston won the opening event of the night, the 30 metres handicapped freestyle swim, after he finished within 0.06 seconds of his nominated time. […]
As we approach the middle of summer, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has issued a reminder that it’s not too late to reduce the risk of bush fire damage to your property. The RFS recommends five steps that every home owner in a bush fire risk area should undertake: […]
A win by the Cobar Cowboys representative cricket team against Gilgandra in the Brewery Shield competition on Sunday has secured the Cobar side a semi final berth. In the match played at Gilgandra on Sunday, the home side won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first. Gilgandra’s innings […]
Cobar’s 2025 Australia Day Ambassador Paul Featherstone BM ASM is no stranger to trouble and is definitely someone you’d want on your side. Paul is a Senior Instructor For NSW Ambulance’s Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT). He’s spent the past 35 years perfecting skills in the recovery and care of […]
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